Lydia Jazmine

Lydia Jazmine
Born
Lydia Nabawanuka

1991 (age 34–35)[1]
Mukono, Uganda
CitizenshipUganda
EducationMultitech Business School
(Bachelor of Business Administration and Management)
OccupationsRecording artist, model
Years active2014—present
Known forMusic

Lydia Nabawanuka (born 1991), better known as Lydia Jazmine, is a Ugandan recording artist.[1]

Early life and education

Jazmine was born in Masaka in 1991.[1] She attended Victoria Nile School for her elementary school. She then transferred to Saint Mary's School Namaliga, in Kimenyedde sub-county, Mukono District.[1][2] She completed high school at Cityland College Matugga, in Matugga, Wakiso District.[1] In February 2016, she graduated from Multitech Business School in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Management degree.[1][3][4]

Music career

Jazmine started singing in her high school's choir. Later she joined the church choir at the Passover Harvest Centre and at Watoto Church. When she graduated from high school, she joined a band called Gertnum, in which she sang background vocals.[1]

Later, the music group Radio and Weasel signed Jazmine to a contract as a back-up singer. She is the back-up vocalist on the songs "Ntunga" and "Breath Away". She later performed background vocal lyrics for Bebe Cool and Sheebah Karungi.[1] Her first single was a duet with Rabadaba called "You Know", released circa 2014.[1]

Partial discography

  • You Know
  • Nkubanja
  • Cherie
  • Tukumbe
  • Guno Omukwano
  • Meu Marido
  • Same Way: duet with Geosteady
  • Omuntu: duet with Sheebah Karungi
  • Control: duet with Spilla
  • Silent Night: duet with Kiss Daniel
  • Ndaga
  • Mwagala Biriyo
  • Waiting for Your Love: with Liloca at Coke Studio Africa 2017
  • Drum[5]
  • You and Me[6]
  • Mega
  • This must be love
  • Kampala kyekyo
  • Sing for me
  • Binji binji
  • Oja kunzita
  • Tonkozesa
  • Ebintu byange
  • Wankolera
  • Nkubanja
  • Masuuka[7]
  • Kapeesa
  • I love you bae
  • Olindaki
  • Omalawo

Studio albums

  • The One and Only (2025)

Other work

In 2017, Jazmine was selected to participate in Coke Studio Africa 2017, to represent Uganda for the second consecutive year. She was paired with Mozambican singer Liloca, and assigned to South African music producer Sketchy Bongo. This annual event, sponsored by Coca-Cola, is a non-competitive music show that brings together diverse musicians on the Continent, to work collaboratively with experienced local and intentional musicians and music producers.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i CCU (2015). "Coke Studio Africa: Meet The Ugandan Princess, Lydia Jazmine". Kampala: Coca-Cola Uganda (CCU). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ LCMT (2 November 2017). "Villages in Namaliga Parish". Land Conflict Mapping Tool (LCMT). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ^ Kushaba, Duncan (2 February 2016). "Artiste Lydia Jazmine graduates". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ Ruby, Josh (16 May 2018). "WCW | The different shades of Lydia Jazmine". MBU. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ^ Kyle Duncan Kushaba (24 October 2017). "Lydia Jazmine is drumming". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. ^ You and Me
  7. ^ NANZIRI, DOREEN (30 July 2020). "Lydia Jazmine not wallowing in lockdown blues". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  8. ^ Baranga, Samson (21 July 2017). "Uganda: Sheebah, Jazmine for Coke Studio". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

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